Thread: SLK55 or SL55
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Old 06-05-2005, 06:49 AM  
invza1
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[QUOTE=Young]well alot of MB enthusiasts were mad that Mercedes was borrowing the SLR's face for the SLK and the SL's retractable hardtop. Mercedes went against all the criticism to attract more men to the car.[/QUOTE]

The SLK, not the SL, was the first mercedes to have the retractable top. The SL didn't receive a retractable top until the redesign in 2003. Up until 2002, it was soft top with a plastic rear window and an optional, big, clunky removable hardtop & the price was still in the 90k range. So for 40k you had a retractable top on the SLK; for 90k you had inconvenience for the SL.
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